San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-30

Ales muTutE case Will DC plesShNN
the attorneys.
The sketChing section Of the Van
Dyke Art union will commence opera
tiOns next Tuesday.
The Belknaps have plume drill on
Monday night when ROte will have TO
| look after that medal. The Washington
team will also be Inspected.
The San Antonio Singing and Social
| club have a picnic tomorrow al MaueT-
mann's pasture near the first mission,
starting frOm.the Casino at eight O'CLOCK
Hank Adams appears at the Fashion
| on Monday. This Is rot Hank, the we'll
known partner OF Colonel Wickes, but
song and daRCo artist by that name
The congregation OF the First Bap-
| tist church will have sOciable next
Monday night, at Mrs. Paige's residence,
on Crockett street.
A Sunday school picnic OF oolored
children from the Baptist church on
| Centre street, are enjoying themselves
at San Pedro park TO-DAY.
Some San Antonio doctors didn't
stop long at the state medical cOnyen-
tion. OF course the fact that there was
no banquet ut the end of the proceed
ings, had nothing to do with their early
return.
The vote for the appropriation to-
day is very, very light. On the east aide
Of the river, lighter vote Is being
polled than on the west side, and ma
iorlty is against the proposition, while
on the west side the majority, which Is
heavier, Ia for the proposition.
Naked babies look well in statuary
or pictures of the angels, but don't look
well falling about the sidewalks under
the feet of pedestrians on Houston street,
Just above Strives saloon. Their par
ents should take them indoors or elee
elOtbe them.
"A children's prohibition mass meet
ing, to he called In some large hall OF
the city at an early day, 10 being talk
ed of.
The Ladies' Aid society Of 81.
Marks cathedral are arranging for an
other entertainment for next Thursday
evening the proceeds to be contributed
to the drOuth sufferers.
Don't forget the concert at Mission
garden tomorrow, by the military band.
Admission free 4-3O-lt
Big drawing tonight at Harris.
The barometer began falling last
evening very rapidly and it was hoped
this was good sign of a rain storm, but
none came. and the disappointed barom'
eter crawled up again.
San Antonio and Belknap Rifles
have never yet elected q daughter of
their companies. Who is the fair lady
who will he chosen by each? The boys
are afraid to tackle this delicate subject,
for fear OF angering all the young lady
friends of their companies.
Wouldn't competitive drill be-
tween the san Antonio and Belknap
Rifles be the thing, prior to their de-
parture for Washington? San AntO-
MOS are anxious for one to take place.
1t would give our citizens an idea of the
capacity OF the two commands and serve
as q pointer for them, Ss to which way
to place their money on the result.
Both Rife companies are complain
ing that the business men are not very
liberal toward subscribing funds to
help them to Washington. They say
the business men and citizens generally,
have an idea that enough money has
been collected to defray their expenses.
when such an idea falls far short of the
fact
Bring your tickets and get your
prizes tonight.
D. Harris is wanted for alleged
theft If q horse from livery man named
DOdd, of Eagle Pass. DOdd was in the
city yesterday, having traced Harris and
his horse, which was hired b. Harris
from him, to this city. Harris sold The
horse to Mr. Mitchell, of this city, for
$40 and Mr.. Mitchell, on learning that
the horse was stolen from DOdd, repur-
chased it from DOdd for $50. Harris hae
left.
DIR. Rutherford, state health officer,
was in the city Yesterday afternoon on
his way to Laredo and Eagle Pass TO in
sDeCt the frontier defenses against IN
ported contagious, from Mexico. On his
return he goes to FL PasO and will sake
Il look at Guaymas. He says, however.
there is no cholera in the latter place
Jim Bailey, u negro, was fined S25
by the recorder this morning for striK-
ing white man named Harry Thorn
ton over the head with piece of
board last night The affair occurred in
the back yard of the Washington saloon,
ard the blow was struck for a very
triflng cause.
The pRpils Of Madame DOnaldson's
dancing class, not to be OutdOne by
others, have arranged to give Il b8IireXt
=
the proceeds to be for the benefit Of the
drOuth sufferers As the admission price
is but 80 cents, it should be a grand sue
cess.
An adjourned meeting of the San
Antonio Typographical Union will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30, at
FiTemen's hall, Market street. All mem
bers are urgently requested 10 attend, az
important unfinished business will be
transacted.
Nearly every resident on North
Flores street from Kingsbury street
north for five blocks, have been sub
pGnaed as witnesses in the Schwartz
case. Even Maggie Reed and Nina Cor
don, women of the sporting fraternity
west of the San Pedro, have been cub
pRnaed as Witnesses.
EnCoura ing Words.
a letter received in this CITY from a